Cloud Platform Engineer

What We Do

The Rockstar Games Systems Engineering Team delivers global IT systems infrastructure to the development teams. We maintain our infrastructure to the highest standard, with an emphasis on preventative actions rather than reactive. Our team constantly reviews our processes with the aim of automating wherever possible.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate enterprise cloud platforms and services for security, scalability, cost and enterprise fit.
• Maintain a catalogue of approved cloud platforms and usage patterns.
• Maintain documentation and support development teams in design and implementation of cloud-enabled workflows and architecture.
• Coordinate with Security, Operations, Infrastructure, as well as Development and Legal stakeholders on platform architecture decisions.
• Coordinate with Security to define guardrails around data handling, access control, logging, and auditing.
• Design and enforce cost controls such as quotas, usage limits and reporting.
• Educate teams on capabilities, limitations, and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud-native systems, cloud platforms, and infrastructure architecture.
• Experience with automation tools including Git, Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible or similar.
• Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, infrastructure automation, or modern platform engineering practices.
• Experience in cloud-native system design and implementation.
• Experience integrating APIs and services into production environments.
• Strong grasp of enterprise security fundamentals.

Pluses

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Games industry experience.
• Experience with AI and LLM platforms or AI gateways.
• Understanding of AI governance and platform risk assessment.

Pay

NY Base Pay Range: $120,000 - $170,000 USD. Base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. The total compensation package may also include bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.